Printing to PDF file on Workbench 3.1 (or 3.1.4)

snowpile79 · 24 December 2018, 17:53

I have searched extensively on this and I find that a combination of Ghostscript 8.x and an easyGS tool distributed by amigakit was the way to go in the past. All the links to easygs.lha are dead, though, and I am unable to find it. Can someone point me to the latest way to print to PDF on classic WB 3.X or upload easygs.lha to the zone? Thanks for any ideas or help printing to PDF. If it helps my main rig is an A2000 w/PPS 040 accelerator 32megs ram OS 3.1 full ECS chipset with 2meg chip, xsurf w/usb.

Printing to laserjet with a jetdirect is an option too although I havent found any classic amiga apps for jetdirect support. Maybe printing to file using a laserjet driver would work? Then I could load that file and shoot it to the printer on another machine.

Why am I doing this? Because we all like using our Amigas right? Thanks for any help!

idrougge · 25 December 2018, 20:33

I've printed to HP Laserjets via network before. You need to get the IP address of the printer and make sure LPR protocol is enabled. On the Amiga, you need some software to forward printer access to the network. I forget what I've used before, but you can try http://aminet.net/package/comm/tcp/NetPrinter or http://aminet.net/package/comm/tcp/lpr-dev or http://aminet.net/package/comm/tcp/NetParLpr .
For drivers, use a Laserjet driver. The one that comes with WB does work, but the quality may not be on top. Try http://aminet.net/package/driver/print/hp4dr358 or http://aminet.net/package/text/print/LJ4Boost121 instead, or use TurboPrint.

24 December 2018, 17:53	#1
snowpile79 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Hancock Posts: 48	Printing to PDF file on Workbench 3.1 (or 3.1.4) I have searched extensively on this and I find that a combination of Ghostscript 8.x and an easyGS tool distributed by amigakit was the way to go in the past. All the links to easygs.lha are dead, though, and I am unable to find it. Can someone point me to the latest way to print to PDF on classic WB 3.X or upload easygs.lha to the zone? Thanks for any ideas or help printing to PDF. If it helps my main rig is an A2000 w/PPS 040 accelerator 32megs ram OS 3.1 full ECS chipset with 2meg chip, xsurf w/usb. Printing to laserjet with a jetdirect is an option too although I havent found any classic amiga apps for jetdirect support. Maybe printing to file using a laserjet driver would work? Then I could load that file and shoot it to the printer on another machine. Why am I doing this? Because we all like using our Amigas right? Thanks for any help!

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25 December 2018, 20:33	#2
idrougge Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Stockholm Posts: 4,335	I've printed to HP Laserjets via network before. You need to get the IP address of the printer and make sure LPR protocol is enabled. On the Amiga, you need some software to forward printer access to the network. I forget what I've used before, but you can try http://aminet.net/package/comm/tcp/NetPrinter or http://aminet.net/package/comm/tcp/lpr-dev or http://aminet.net/package/comm/tcp/NetParLpr . For drivers, use a Laserjet driver. The one that comes with WB does work, but the quality may not be on top. Try http://aminet.net/package/driver/print/hp4dr358 or http://aminet.net/package/text/print/LJ4Boost121 instead, or use TurboPrint.

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